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Maxx's Mom What is a carpet coat and a Mikki Fine Slicker Brush???????

Carpet coat is something that can happen to their coats after they have been neutered when very young. Maxx was only 6 mths but one of his testicles hadn't dropped and when they scanned him to find out if it was going to drop, they found it was stuck to his rib cage. The Vet thought it best to remove it as it wasn't going to drop and could have turned cancerous.

Their coats become very thick and fluffy, almost like soft cotton wool and they just grow and grow . Last time Maxx went to the groomers she had 4 bags of fur from him

He is like a big wooly bear but does get very knotty and so needs lots more grooming than Charlie does.

Here's what a website said about Mikki brushes....
The slicker brushes are designed to be used with a soft stroking action, enabling the shaped stainless steel pins to ease tangles and matts and remove loose/dead hairs from the undercoat leaving the top coat clean and healthy.

Another tip is to use a metal flea comb. I spray the mat with the Infusium 23 Leave-In treatment (as Kimmisue mentioned - it works great!), and just tease the mat out with the flea comb. It's works perfectly, as long as you use a metal one!